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  • Public Health
  • Adolescent Health
  • Sleep Science

Background:

  • Adolescent sleep is crucial for overall well-being and academic performance.
  • School-based interventions offer a scalable approach to address sleep issues in young people.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness of a multilevel, multimodal school-based sleep education program for adolescents.
  • To evaluate impacts on sleep knowledge, duration, behavior, and mental health.

Main Methods:

  • A cluster randomized controlled trial involving 3713 secondary school students in Hong Kong.
  • Intervention included seminars, workshops, competitions, brochures, and a website for students, parents, and teachers.
  • Data collected pre- and post-intervention (5 weeks).

Main Results:

  • Significant improvement in sleep knowledge (Cohen's d = 0.51) in the intervention group.
  • Reduced caffeine-containing energy drink consumption (aOR = 0.46).
  • Improved behavioral (Cohen's d = 0.13) and mental health (Cohen's d = 0.11) outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • The school-based sleep education program effectively enhanced sleep knowledge.
  • The program positively impacted adolescent behavioral and mental health.
  • No significant effect was observed on adolescent sleep duration or patterns.